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Ken Collums Show 2014 Season Preview

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Take a look at the JMC Sports Staff preview of the 2014 Ken Collums Show. See the new co-host Shera Niemirowski, along with long time ACU play-by-play man Grant Boone, talk Wildcat football and what you can expect from the Ken Collums Show next year. 2014 Ken Collums Show Grant Boone - Co-Host Shera Niemirowski - Co-Host Daniel Zepeda - ... [Read More…]

Wildcats prepare for games in bigger stadiums as they move into Southland

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The 2014 schedule for the football team was released nearly a month ago and features many big-name programs that play in big-name stadiums. None of those teams or stadiums bigger than Georgia State and the Georgia Dome. "It's going to be a great experience being able to showcase our abilities as a team in such a beautiful facility," junior ... [Read More…]

Wildcats impress at NFL Pro Day

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Ten former ACU football players performed in front of NFL scouts, looking to show off their skill sets at the annual ACU pro day and left scouts with a lot to think about. Running back Charkandrick West and wide receiver Taylor Gabriel headlined the group of players, posting a 4.27 in the 40-yard dash. To put that number in perspective, Adrain ... [Read More…]

Football reveals fall schedule

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The ACU football team will enter the Southland Conference for the first time in 42 years and will also take on several talented non-conference opponents. The ACU Department of Athletics released the 2014 football schedule during spring break, which reveals the teams that ACU will play in its first 12-game regular season in program ... [Read More…]

Football stadium to be built on-campus

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ACU will soon play its home football games at an on-campus stadium for the first time since 1958 as a result of the largest donation in the university's history. Wildcat Stadium will be built on the site of Elmer Gray Stadium. Wildcat Stadium, which includes Anthony Field in recognition of alumni April and Mark Anthony, is projected to cost $30 ... [Read More…]

Stadium will be a welcome addition

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Although the Wildcats have won many victories in Shotwell Stadium, we can't claim the field as our own. ACU doesn't own it. We share it with several other schools. Shotwell hasn't been donned with the school's colors. A visitor would have no way of knowing a Div. I football team played there. We're in the big leagues now. Here, not having a ... [Read More…]

Super Bowl: Defense wins championships

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Super Bowl XLVIII was a disaster from the start. The Broncos started the game by botching a snap and it only got worse from there. The Broncos could not protect Peyton Manning or hold onto the ball the entire game, proving once again that defense wins championships. In this pass-happy NFL that Rodger Goodell built, we have bought into the lie ... [Read More…]

Sherman was disrespectful, but not a thug

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Richard Sherman is cockiness incarnate. Sherman has been a force in the NFL the last two years becoming one of the leagues top corners and leading the league with 16 interceptions. He has not only shut down opponents on the field but also off. Unfortunately, his game is overshadowed by his post-game rants, which leads to Sherman unjustly being ... [Read More…]

Gabriel, West play in MOH Bowl

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Senior football players Charcandrick West and Taylor Gabriel have added another step in their journey to pro football with their participation in the Medal of Honor Bowl on Jan. 11 in Charleston, S.C. The all-star game featured some of the biggest names in college football ranging from Div. II to FBS. Quarterback Casey Pachall of TCU, ... [Read More…]

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